419 scam: Africa Trade Union Rewards Compensation Team

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "respondawaitings@secretarias.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27762016826 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From:
Reply-To: <respondawaitings@secretarias.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:27:38 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Africa Trade Union Rewards Compensation Team

African Trading Reward Compensation Team
CONGRATULATE's YOU!!!
The Local Organizing Committee of the 2020 African Trading Reward Compensation team is proud to inform you that you have won Seven Hundred & Fifty Thousand Rand (R750,000.00)on the 2020 African Trading Reward Programme .we are very pleased to inform you that Your email address was amongst those chosen ,this Year's from ATRP new java-based software that randomly selects email addresses from the web from which winners are selected.
Your Winning Reference Number is: SATRP-39-34BA-12
Batch Number: 74-263-S2DT.
SERIAL NUMBER: 513-349
Please contact your Claims Agent Mr. D. Johnson for your Prize claim, send your reference, batch number and all the above information to your claims agent.
PRIZE CLAIMING INSTRUCTION:
You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate which will facilitate your Winning Prize is to the tune of (R750, 000.00).
PLEASE FILL THE BELOW FORM AND SEND IT BY EMAIL OR FAX TO OUR PAYING AGENT, TO ENABLE THE PAYING AGENT PROCEED ON YOUR PAYMENT.
1. Full Names:
2. Your Full Address:
3 Your City/Province.:
4 Date of Birth.:
5. Sex :
6. Your Occupation:
7. Your mobile number:
8. Your winning Email Address :

TO RECEIVE YOUR PRIZE,CONTACT OUR PAYMENT AGENT WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS:
Contact Person: Mr. D .Johnson
Tel: +27 762 016 826
E-mail: respondawaitings@secretarias.com
Please keep this form confidential from public to avoid double claiming and contradiction over the receiving of your fund. Very important, Lottery rules says that you must be 18 years and above to be able to claim a prize.
CONGRATULATIONS, ONCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF THE ATRP ORGANIZING COMMITTEE TO ALL OUR LUCKY WINNERS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS YEAR's AFRICAN TRADING REWARD COMPENSATION's PROGRAM. OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO AFRICAN RETAILS AND ALL THE ASSOCIATES FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY ROUND AFRICA.
SINCERELY,

This message is confidential and intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by E-Mail return and then delete this message from your system. You should not copy or use it or disclose its contents to any other person. If any part of this message is illegible or if you suspect that the message may have been intercepted or amended, please contact the sender. We cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this message without further investigation.

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